赖汤圆

賴湯圓

Làitāngyuán

proper noun

Measure Word

一碗赖汤圆 wǎn

Meanings

1 Lai Tangyuan (Chengdu-style glutinous rice balls, named after founder Lai Yuanxin)

Characters

Lai (surname of founder)

Examples

HSK 6

赖汤圆是成都的传统小吃。

Làitāngyuán shì Chéngdū de chuántǒng xiǎochī.

Lai Tangyuan is a traditional Chengdu snack.

HSK 7-9

这碗赖汤圆皮薄馅多。

Zhè wǎn Làitāngyuán pí báo xiàn duō.

This bowl of Lai Tangyuan has thin skin and plenty of filling.

Tips

culture

A Chengdu street-food icon founded in 1894 by street vendor 赖源鑫 (Lai Yuanxin). Distinguished by a hand-kneaded sticky rice skin and multiple sweet fillings like sesame, peanut, and rose.

Stroke Order

赖 lài

汤 tāng

圆 yuán